The Jefferson Grizzlies lost against the El Camino Colts back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Jefferson took a 59-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Camino. Jefferson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jefferson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Erin Panaligan, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That's the first time this season that Panaligan pulled down eight or more rebounds. Grace Wang was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five assists and two steals.
El Camino was led to victory by Basco Chelsea and Mariah Flores. Chelsea scored 15 points, while Flores scored 22 points.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for El Camino, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Jefferson will head out on the road to challenge Westmoor at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmoor is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. As for El Camino, they will be playing at home against Terra Nova at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
